Ranked by reported Q2 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in MIDD held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock, Inc. | 3.9M | $676.0M | -7.6% | 8.692% | 0.01% |
| 2 | Garden Investment Management, L.P. | 3.4M | $581.3M | 0.0% | 7.475% | 72.86% |
| 3 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 2.4M | $423.4M | +3.3% | 5.407% | 0.02% |
| 4 | Invesco Ltd. | 1.9M | $323.4M | +35.9% | 4.158% | 0.03% |
| 5 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.9M | $320.0M | -9.4% | 4.115% | 0.01% |
| 6 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.8M | $304.6M | -10.3% | 3.916% | 0.01% |
| 7 | ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC | 1.6M | $282.8M | +4.4% | 3.636% | 2.82% |
| 8 | FMR LLC | 1.3M | $231.9M | +4205.8% | 2.982% | 0.01% |
| 9 | STATE STREET CORP | 1.3M | $229.3M | -6.4% | 2.949% | 0.00% |
| 10 | DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 1.3M | $228.3M | +19.6% | 2.935% | 0.04% |
| 11 | EARNEST PARTNERS LLC | 1.3M | $218.9M | -1.5% | 2.814% | 0.79% |
| 12 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.1M | $197.6M | +24.1% | 2.540% | 0.01% |
| 13 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 807K | $138.8M | -5.4% | 1.785% | 0.01% |
| 14 | SEI INVESTMENTS CO | 765K | $131.5M | -4.8% | 1.691% | 0.12% |
| 15 | WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 756K | $130.0M | -37.0% | 1.672% | 0.02% |
| 16 | COOKE & BIELER LP | 632K | $108.7M | +15.0% | 1.398% | 1.26% |
| 17 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | 601K | $103.4M | -4.3% | 1.329% | 0.02% |
| 18 | ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | 597K | $102.6M | +5.9% | 1.320% | 0.05% |
| 19 | Turtle Creek Asset Management Inc. | 731K | $101.1M | -22.6% | 1.616% | 3.95% |
| 20 | Select Equity Group, L.P. | 569K | $97.8M | -62.1% | 1.258% | 0.48% |
| 21 | Quantinno Capital Management LP | 563K | $96.8M | +95.2% | 1.245% | 0.12% |
| 22 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 536K | $92.2M | +499.0% | 1.185% | 0.01% |
| 23 | MORGAN STANLEY | 486K | $83.6M | -12.9% | 1.075% | 0.00% |
| 24 | BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | 458K | $78.7M | +0.3% | 1.012% | 0.03% |
| 25 | Boston Partners | 426K | $73.1M | +18.4% | 0.942% | 0.06% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). “% of Fund” shows how much of that investor’s total 13F portfolio is invested in MIDD — a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in MIDD during Q2 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new MIDD position in Q2 2026
Institutions that fully closed their MIDD position in Q2 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings · Δ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Δ Holders | Ownership % | Δ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Δ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 449 | +8.7% | 104.87% | 1.42 pp | $6.95B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | 413 | +1.5% | 106.29% | 7.02 pp | $5.31B | 19% |
| Q4 2025 | 407 | 1.0% | 113.31% | 2.68 pp | $6.59B | +4.0% |
| Q3 2025 | 411 | 1.7% | 115.99% | 15.16 pp | $6.34B | 20% |
| Q2 2025 | 418 | +4.0% | 131.15% | +4.48 pp | $7.88B | 1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | 402 | +5.2% | 126.67% | 8.63 pp | $7.99B | 2.7% |
| Q4 2024 | 382 | +1.1% | 135.30% | +11.25 pp | $8.21B | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | 378 | — | 124.05% | — | $7.39B | — |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Δ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying MIDD stock.
Based on Q2 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of The Middleby Corporation stands at 104.9%, held across 449 reporting institutions.
BlackRock, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of MIDD, with approximately 3,930,209 shares worth $0.68B as of Q2 2026.
No marquee "smart money" managers (Berkshire, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost, etc.) currently appear among the top 25 institutional holders of MIDD.
Our composite Smart Money Score for MIDD is 34 out of 100 (Bearish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
80 institutions opened new positions in MIDD during Q2 2026, while 50 fully exited. 293 added to existing positions and 60 trimmed.
MIDD institutional ownership fell by 1.42 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +36 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 51.8% of all reported 13F value in MIDD, and the top 25 account for 77.1%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
The Middleby Corporation (MIDD) Institutional Ownership